of the regular season. >> ball game. western division. the oakland a's have shocked the rangers and the baseball world. >> you heard it. the a's are now the american league western division champs. six months ago, baseball experts had just written them off. but the a's fooled them all. securing the title after a sweep of the texas rangers. up next, the detroit tigers. we turn to jean elle. boy, what a game. >> jessica, this is exactly what a's fans have been dreaming about. a swing at the playoffs and, dare i say, the world series? fans tonight say they are ready for an exciting ride. >> i can't believe it. mom, they said we couldn't do it, we did it. >> the a's beat the rangers at a sold-out coliseum securing the top spot in the mesh league west heading into the playoffs. >> the oakland a's have shocked the rangers and the baseball world. >> this is better than '89. i was there in '89. this is way louder. this is something that came from nowhere to overcome. and it was awesome. it was just awesome. >> fans say going from 13 games back to the top of the heap feels like magic. life-long fan rudy

is everywhere and guys are yelling at the top of their lungs. after their 4-3 win against the texas rangers, you're absolutely right. they're going back to the postseason for the first time since 2006. how do you celebrate? how about putting a pie in your manager's face? >> i can't even explain it right now. we got a lot of guys here in these uniforms. these guys that grew up here, jonny gomes, pretty amazing. one thing. i've won the world series in arizona and other playoffs. it is nothing like this. >> i don't think anybody outside of this team thought we would be where we are today. and we just, the critics came a long way down the road. to do it with the team we've had is a great feeling. unbelievable. >> the celebration is great but one thing is sure for the green and gold. they don't want to celebrate too much. with this victory they're now only a game behind the first place texas rangers. and they still have two regular season games remaining which means the a's could win the a.l. west outright and forget about that whole wild card talk. we'll see how this whole thing develops. there are

's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >>> good evening. i'm brody brazil. the texas rangers have held the top in the west for 89 days. but tonight, they have company. the oakland a's clinched a spot in the postseason last night. and just two hours ago, gave themselves a chance to actually win the division. 30,000-plus with travis blackley on the hill. geovany soto swinging in the fifth. for blackley, five strikeouts in six innings of worth. a's derek norris will single to right. nelson cruz has trouble with the ball. that will allow moss to score on the error. it's 2-1 good guys. now, bottom of the sixth, jonny gomes. petaluma's own. his solo shot makes it 3-1 a's. special today because this afternoon, gomes was given the catfish hunter award by a's. belfour gets the close. a's win 3-1. they're tied for the a.l. west lead. >> it's interesting we're at 162. you look back and keep your eye on the prize. you play the game right and follow the leader. see where you are. >> we would thought we would be here. i know we did. i know the whole team did. we believe in ourselves. as long as we believe i

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-3 and finish their home stand. they lose a tough one in texas to the rangers. they return home for their final six games with a two-game lead on the rays and angels. and the nonreplacement refs made the return to the nfl on thursday night. baltimore hung on against cleveland. >> what do we complain about now? how bad the real refs are? >> thanks, dave. >> we'll be right back. >>> pretty amazing, the first of its kind discovery. >> they found new evidence of an ancient stream bed on the red planet. gravel was once transported by water. the researchers estimate the stream was moving about three feet per second with a depth somewhere between ankle and hip deep. >> discovering things all the time. >> you should start doing mars weather. >> oh, my gosh. >> the weather on mars changes, doesn't it? >> there's the picture we're referring to. >> can you do a seven-day for mars? >> why not? >> there's the stream bed. >> right here across the bay area, it's going to get hot, not quite like mars heat. it's going to go up to 100 degrees saturday and sunday inland. we'll get gradual cooling wednesday and th

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